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Violet Elizabeth Potter 1933 – 2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Apr 1933

Birth Location: Whiteford Township

Death Date: 16 Nov 2005

Death Location: Dundee, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Elmer Potter

Mother: Miriam Strouse

Spouse(s): Elmer Potter, Gaylord Karl

Children(s): John Karl, Jan Karl, Jerry Karl, Jack Karl

Violet Elizabeth Potter was born in 1933 in Whiteford Township, the child of Elmer Potter and Miriam Elizabeth Strouse. In 1935, Violet Elizabeth Potter resided in Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan. Violet Elizabeth Potter married Elmer Potter, Gaylord Eugene Karl, and had children including John Gayle Karl, Jan Lee Karl, Jerry Dean Karl, Jack Karl. Violet Elizabeth Potter passed away in 2005 in Dundee, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Violet Elizabeth Potter was born in 1933 in Whiteford Township, the child of Elmer Potter and Miriam Elizabeth Strouse.
  • In 1935, Violet Elizabeth Potter resided in Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan.
  • Violet Elizabeth Potter married Elmer Potter, Gaylord Eugene Karl, and had children including John Gayle Karl, Jan Lee Karl, Jerry Dean Karl, Jack Karl.
  • Violet Elizabeth Potter passed away in 2005 in Dundee, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Violet Potter's Ancestors

Self
Violet Potter
1933 – 2005
Birth Place: Whiteford Township
Parents
Elmer Potter
1907 – 1980
Weston Township, Wood, Ohio
Miriam (Elizabeth) Strouse
1910 – 1997
Ottawa Lake, Monroe, Michigan, United States
Grandparents
John (David) Strouse
1881 – 1942
Monroe Co Mich
Harriet (Mabel "Hattie") White
1882 – 1947
Whiteford Center, Monroe County, Michigan, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Strouse
1846 – 1934
Mary Shattelrow
1854 – 1928
William White
1858 – 1889
Caroline Gerber
1861 – 1950
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Strouse
1816 – 1886
Rachel Westhafer
1817 – 1896
David Chatellereau
1821 – 1864
Apollonia NAVARRE
1828 – 1907
Dennis White
1824 – 1900
Miriam Scott
1830 – 1906
Jakob Gerber
1816 – 1893
Elisabeth Zbären
1820 – 1881

Violet Potter's Descendants

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Violet (Elizabeth) Potter (8 Apr 1933 – 16 Nov 2005) m. Elmer Potter (10 October 1907 – 20 August 1980) m. Gaylord (Eugene) Karl (22 August 1931 – 14 Nov 1995)
  1. 1. John (Gayle) Karl (17 Jun 1953 – )
  2. 2. Jan (Lee) Karl (8 September 1954 – 15 July 2014) m. Karl (Eugene) Roland (1 March 1942 – 1 November 2008)
    1. 1. Carrie Roland (28 Aug 1976 – )
  3. 3. Jerry (Dean) Karl (12 Jun 1957 – ) m. Lisa (Kaye) Gaertner (6 December 1959 – 26 February 2019) m. Cynthia
    1. 1. Trevor (John) Karl (14 Jun 1982 – )
  4. 4. Jack Karl

Violet Potter's Timeline

9 Records

1933
8 April 1933
Birth of Violet Elizabeth Potter in Riga, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Riga, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
1933
8 Apr 1933
Birth of Violet Elizabeth Potter in Whiteford Township
Whiteford Township
1935
1935
Age 2
Violet Elizabeth Potter resided here in Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan
Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 7
Violet Elizabeth Potter resided here in Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 17
Violet Elizabeth Potter resided here in Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan, USA
1952
1952
Age 19
Violet Elizabeth Potter resided here in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
1971
1971
Age 38
Violet Elizabeth Potter resided here in Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
2005
16 November 2005
Age 72
Death of Violet Elizabeth Potter in Dundee, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America
Dundee, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America
2005
16 Nov 2005
Age 72
Death of Violet Elizabeth Potter
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 April 1933
    Event Place: Riga, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Blissfield High School; Year: 1950
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01792; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 58-49
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [4] Web: Monroe County, Michigan, U.S., Obituary Index,1821-2012
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Whiteford, Monroe, M

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1933
    Event Place: Whiteford Township
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01792; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 58-49

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01792; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 58-49

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Blissfield High School; Year: 1950
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Whiteford, Monroe, M

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1952
    Event Place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1971
    Event Place: Stamford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dundee
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Whiteford, Monroe, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01792; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 58-49

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 November 2005
    Event Place: Dundee, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [2] Web: Monroe County, Michigan, U.S., Obituary Index,1821-2012
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 2005
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Petersburg
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Petersburg, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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